1939-10-13 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

Anglo-Soviet Barter Pact

RUSSIAN TIMBER... FOR BRITISH TIN

AND RUBBER

LONDON, Oct. 12 (Router) -It was officially announced that an agreement was con- cluded yesterday between the Ministry of Supply and the Soviet Trade Delegation. to exchange Russian Timber for certain quantities, of rubber and tin.

described as a commercial transaction. not political

The agreement is

It is pointed out that these commodities

are normally part of Anglo-Russian Trade dealings.

The announcement mentions the impedance of shipping in Russian ports after the ice Deta in and states that the dificul- ties caused by withholding ex- port licences had the effect of holding up a number of cargoes of wood,

OBJECT OF PACT

The object of the negotiations was to secure the release of goods needed by Russia and vice versa.

The tin involved has, to a large extent, been paid for through instalments in a long running commercial contract, The quanti- ties are not regarded as ceptional and all prices of wood, tin and rubber were fixed.

Ex-

U.S. TO BOYCOTT. GERMAN AND SOVIET GOODS

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Rea- ier)-The American Federn- tion of Labour passed a re- solution unanimously con... frming the Tide Union boycott of German goods.

The Federation extended the boycott te Russian goods and to all other countries who might job the totall- tarians against countries with. a Parliamentary Government.

| HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS"

ASSOCIATION

WAR WILL HELP SOUTH AFRICA TO DEVELOP HER MINERAL ORES

Enough For Own And Allies' Needs

war

CAPETOWN, Oct. 12 (Reuter)———- In South Africa it is expected that the

will lead to development of the Dominion's mineral ores. It is calculated that the Dominion will produce enough for her own requirements and also will be able to ship the surplus to Great Britain and ske Aulos.

South Africa contains nearly all

the metals and oils required by modern industry, though only the more accessible products are now being worked.

Volume Of Business Transacted on Thursday, Oct. 12, 1839. H.K. Docks

100 $18.00 Mining products are exported, as H.K. Docks

100 18.10 raw materials, the finished articles 1,000 4.15 being mainly imported

China Provident Cements HK, Wharves A. 8. Watsons

200 14.35

500

125 101.00 8.00

The value of the goods ex- changed will be absolutely equal and the amount depends on what can physically be moved from northern ports before the ice season. It is anticipated that this may only be the first of "a series of negotiations with Raisia.

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

Buyer Seller

SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION

210 Mercantile Bke "C".

$72

Insurances

Underwriters

Buyers Baller Hules ordna

SOLE

BASE METALS

Among the base metals in South Africa are asbestos, chrome and manganese.. There are large re- serves of these and also of iron, copper, tin and vanadium.

The recent advance in technical skill will enable most of the problems of plant and equipment to be solved locally.

An estimate made-two years ago placed the value of South Africa's untouched base minerals at over

£30,000,000.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, October 11. - The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject tö confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for Errors in transmission,

FINANCE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939. —RAGE

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Nominal

THURSDAY 12.)

OCT..

Banki

$1245

$1243/50...

H.K. Bankı

$1240

$1245

£75

Do. (Col. Beg}

£73

Do. (Lon. Bag.)

£

263

Chartered Bank

£73

Mercantile B. "A"

Jank of Esat Jain ...

N. C. & S. Banks.

$72

50 cts.

$202

Chuten InsurADOWS .......

War Loan, 3% Red.

68-1 after 1952) Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% 9 Chinese 1% Gold Loan

1898 (Brit. Issue)...... 40 Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,

$200

$36

Inion InsaIPAZIONE

··$1

1925-47

30

$385

Chìn, 44% Anglo-French

$170

H.K. Fires

$170

Loun, 1908

30

Shipping

Chinese 5%. Crisp Loan,

387 Douglas

267

1912

18

312 Steamboats

$15

860Indo-Chinus (Prof.)

$50

Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,

83 Indo-China (Del.)...

$20

1919 (Ldn. is.)

183/13 Shelle

83/11

Chiese 8% Ster. Notes,

88.10 Waterbosta

$8-

1925 (Vickers)

Docks, Wharves,

Fire Ins., $170.

Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%

Godowns, etc.

Docks, $172.

Loan

43

9100/101

B. & K. Wharves

$100

Hohan Rly. 5%

Raube, $94.

10

$4.10 $4,30 | #4.30

$17

Providenta

$4.20

›-$4.25

Hukuang Rly, 5%. 1911...

11

H, & 8. Hotels, $ij.

Providente (new)

Lands, $32

$18

H.K. & W. Docks... } #172

Do. (e)

$18

Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911

(German Larite)

Realties, $4.15.

11

$125 Shanghai Docks 8.

Tramwaya, $15.70.

$104

New Engineerings 8.

$8.34

8

Mining

12/6 Kailan

13/8

$94

Baube

$10

84

Venezuela Gold Flán

$4

Hong Kong Wines

4 Lands, Hotels and

Buildinga

5.K. Kotela

Lung Tsing & U. Hai Rly.

5% 1913.... Shal-N'king Fly: 5% 11 Tientsin-Fukow Rły. 5%

(Brit. Stpd.). Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 6%

(German Stpd.) Pentsin-Fukow Rly. "5%

(Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Qer. Stpd. Supl. Loan) 9 Jap. 5% Bter. Loan, 1907 30 $4.20 Jap. 6% Bter. Loan, 1924 36 $7.00 Cher. 7% Intl. Lean, 1924 9

Chartered Bank ............................. HK & Shal Bank (Ldn.

Romy

$4.00

H.K. Lands zonel

$39

урат

Do, 4% Debenturan

SA

Sheoghai Lande 8.

$4,18

H.K. Benities women

$15.70

#

Humphreys, UTTI $100 Chinese Estates.....

Cotton Mills

(8.)

Public Utiliti

95%.

61

$19.85 Kw

$21

3165 B1 Cottons (5.)

$110

Zoong_Sings (6)

$48 Wing On Textiles (6.)

$40 · | HK. & S'hai Bank (Col. 260

."

$16

Reg.) Chinese Eng. & Mining

(bearer)

75

12

$7.40

Chosen Corporation

3/9

$3.70

Pekin Syndicate

$60

Shai piec. Constr. Co...

S'ha! Waterwensks “A”..... 10 $7.80 Union Insurance

19

$22

$7.95

$4.90

$491

++

#18

2

Ferries

$20

Traways

$140 Puk Trains (old)

33.70 Fook Trams (now)

{F'nati Farrim

Do. (new)

Chins Lights (0)

China Lights (New)

China Lights Eta.

H.K. Electrica úni

[Macho' Electrics more

$11) Bandakan Lights .....

Telephones (old) ..............

#7,6 · Islaphones/^[DIT]

19/0 Trsation

Trations (prat) Industrials

$14 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) B..

Cald., Macg. (Frať.) 8.

$1 Cantón - Idee

Comenta

84 ope

MiscellaneoUS

Dairy Farm (Old)

36.60 Ch. E'tainunanti

$1.55 Constructiona (old)

Constructions (DOW)

17 Lace Crawfords

Nanyang Tobacco

$1.80 Borse compartments

ay Ch. 0.5% 19960 308s.

$18

8143

$90.30

$18

919

Dairy Farm (New)

H.E. Gov. 4% Loans

398

1.K. Govt. 3% Loan

$29 30

::

Gula Kalumpong Rubber 15/71

·Ailled. Ironfounders

15/0

Asso. & Elec. Indüstries 33/0 Austin Motors, ord. 17/8 Cable & Wireless, New

Gen Electric (England) 6873

BUYERS

Canton Ins.. $2023.

Union Ins., $385.

China Lights (0), $7.85. China Lights (N), $4.90. Electrics, $491.

Telephones (0), $20. Dairy Farm (0), $20.30 "Dairy Farms (N), $194,

Watsons,` $7.90.

HK. Govt. 4% Loan, 98).

SALES

HK Bank, $1250. Docks, $18. Providents, #415.* Tramways, $18.90. China Lights (0). Cements, $141/35. Watsons, $8.

SELLERS

Providents, $430."-

Sandakan Lights, $113.

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LONDON METALS

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471

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B.-A. Tob. (bearer)

83/9

Mercantile Bank

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0/3

Mexican Eagle

Courtaulds

TIN

26

#14

Distillers....e

87

$4.00

Dunlop Rubber

25/6

Standard, Cash 230 Standard,

3 months 230

inquoted

unquoted

#191

$23.10 Guinneas (A) Son & Co. 83/9

$6.60

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#1+

Hawker Siddeley Airc... 15/14° Bristol.. Aeroplane

17/3

"Anglo-Dutch

$74

Imperial Chemical Ind. 28/9 Imperial Tobacco

· 113/9

$1.98

Marks & Sp'cer "A" ard. 48/41

Rolls Royce suur

30% Leyland Motors

83/9--

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37-1

Tate & Lyle

58/9

Western Holdings

98%

Turner, & Newall

72/9

Sub-Nigel

"185

United Steel

21/104

Tanami Gold Mining..

Anglo-Irania

Armstrong Stevens, ord 26/3 Pressed Steel, com.

Burmah

12/9

#hell

(beszer)

B41 H.K., Wing On

Skade Wing On $30

Vibro Piling

Maracans Inv. (Lon.)-

Virsmans Inv. (BIC) Wat Powella intens jesalan sho" Shanghai

281

∙11/8

4/0

188

Smethwick Drop Forg....14/0

Vickeră, ord,

Woolworths

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